James Ernest Charles Ram (born January 18, 1971) is a Canadian former professional

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Ram was born in

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. As a youth, he played in the 1984

Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament The Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament (french: Tournoi international de hockey pee-wee de Québec) is an annual minor ice hockey event in Quebec City. The tournament was founded in 1960 to coincide with the Quebec Winter Carnival, ...

, with a

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team from

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. He was drafted in the tenth round, 213th overall, by the

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...

in the

1991 NHL Entry Draft The 1991 NHL Entry Draft was the 29th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 22 at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York. A total of 264 players were drafted. The worst team in the previous 1990–91 season, the Quebec Nordiques, was give ...

. He played one

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game with the Rangers, in the 1995–96 season, replacing

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and playing the last 29 minutes of a game against the

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. He stopped all nine shots he faced. Jamie Ram @ hockeygoalies.org
/ref> Ram is married to Tania Ram, and has two sons and two daughters.

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* 1971 births Living people Amur Khabarovsk players Binghamton Rangers players Brynäs IF players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players Jokerit players Kentucky Thoroughblades players Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey players New York Rangers draft picks New York Rangers players Ice hockey people from Scarborough, Toronto Severstal Cherepovets players Utah Grizzlies (IHL) players AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans {{Canada-icehockey-goaltender-stub

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